[…] Why I Think This Is A Classic 70s Movie: Network is a biting social satire masterfully crafted by one of American cinema’s great screenwriters. I can only assume that when this movie was first released, audiences enjoyed the dark humor of the absurdity on display, but a modern viewing makes this …read more […]

For the backstory of the movie, how it got made and of the writer, Paddy Chayefsky, how and why he wrote it, check out "Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies" by David Itzkoff. This is one of my all time favorite movies. Not only to watch but to study. Paddy Chayefsky was a master at crafting plot and character. I've analyzed this movie scene by scene, beat by beat. It is so rich in character and conflict. And the dialogue!